Cougars hold seven shot lead after 18 holes of WCC Championship

Cougars hold seven shot lead after 18 holes of WCC ChampionshipCougars hold seven shot lead after 18 holes of WCC Championship

BREMERTON, Wash. — With seniors Allysha Mae Mateo and Annick Haczkiewicz tied for the lead, BYU women's golf holds a seven-shot lead over No. 17 Pepperdine after day one of the West Coast Conference Championship at the Olympic Course at Gold Mountain, Thursday. 

Allysha Mae Mateo and Annick Haczkieweicz hold a share of the first-round lead after posting 3-under 69s on the opening day. Riana Mission of San Francisco also shot 3-under to hold a share of the lead on day one. Mateo carded seven birdies and four bogeys in her first 18 holes while Haczkiewicz recorded four birdies and a lone bogey on a rainy day in Washington. 

Lila Galeai sits two shots off the lead at 1-under-par going into the second round. Riverside Classic champion Adeline Anderson sits in a tie for 13th after a 2-over opening day while Kerstin Fotu rounds out the BYU scores with a 3-over 75 on day one. 

The Cougars posted a 5-under 283 on the rain-soaked Olympic Course to take a seven-shot advantage over the No. 17 Waves who turned in a 2-over 290. Gonzaga sits in third after day one at 6-over-par with San Francisco in fourth at 8-over. Santa Clara rounds out the top 5 with a 9-over 297 on day one.

BYU will tee it up in round two of the WCC Championship beginning at 8:20 a.m. PDT with Gonzaga and Pepperdine. Live scoring will be available at golfstat.com with updates posted on the women's golf Instagram and Twitter accounts.